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Pluto's telltale heart

Amy C. Barr ()
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Amy C. Barr: Amy C. Barr is at the Planetary Science Institute, Tucson, Arizona 85719-2395, USA.

Nature, 2016, vol. 540, issue 7631, 42-43

Abstract: Studies of a large frost-filled basin on Pluto show that this feature altered the dwarf planet's spin axis, driving tectonic activity on its surface, and hint at the presence of a subsurface ocean. See Letters p.86 , p.90 , p.94 & p.97

Date: 2016
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